Two sides in the bottom three go head-to-head at Madejski Stadium with the hosts looking for their first win since the start of February against Paul Lambert's struggling side.

Reading will continue with third-choice goalkeeper Stuart Taylor with Adam Federici still sidelined with an ankle injury.

Pavel Pogrebnyak serves the second of his three-game ban for his red card two weeks ago, allowing Adam Le Fondre to keep his place in the starting lineup. Injured duo Jason Roberts and Alex McCarthy will miss out while Jimmy Kebe is doubtful.

For Villa, Fabian Delph will only be able to watch the game on the sidelines after picking up 10 yellow cards so far this season, resulting in the midfielder being suspended for two games. Ron Vl
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This Premier League season's two surprise teams clash as rumors over both managers' futures continue, with a Europa League place still an achievable aim for either club.

West Brom manager Steve Clarke can welcome back Romelu Lukaku, eligible again after missing out against his parent club Chelsea last weekend, but fellow striker Shane Long (ankle) faces a race against time to be fit.

Chris Brunt looks set to play, shaking off the injury (ankle) that saw him miss the trip to Stamford Bridge. Steven Reid, Claudio Yacob and Jonas Olsson have also been declared fit despite doubts.

Goran Popov is available again following his three-game suspension for his red card for spitting against Spurs, but the Baggies boss may stick with left back Liam Ridgewel
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BVB will be looking to avenge their week eight loss to the Royal Blues on Saturday in Gelsenkirchen

Borussia Dortmund are flying high after Tuesday’s elimination of Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League, although with Bayern Munich 17 points clear in the Bundesliga table, die Schwarzgelben will be mostly concerned with sealing second place over the next 10 rounds.

Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp will be without Sven Bender in this derby as the midfielder continues his battle for full fitness, and right-back Patrick Owomoyela remains sidelined and has not featured all season.

He will, however, have top-scorer Robert Lewandowski available for selection following the Poland international’s suspension, and defender Mats Hummels has recovered from his bout of flu.

Southampton have the chance to put more distance between themselves and the Premier League relegation zone when they travel to Norwich on Saturday.

Mauricio Pochettino's Saints are currently two places and three points clear of the bottom three and will be out to widen that gap with a result at Carrow Road.

But Chris Hughton's men will also be keen to bag the three points as they look to secure their top-flight status for another season, with the Canaries currently eight points short of the 40-point mark generally thought to be the safety barrier.

Norwich have largely steered clear of the relegation places this season, with eight points currently keeping them out of trouble, and know a win at Carrow Road would give the
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The Hoops won only their third league match all season last Saturday but must build on their revival against Martin O’Neill’s side, which is winless in five matches.

QPR goalkeeper Julio Cesar (leg) is doubtful and could be replaced by Robert Green. Defender Tal Ben Haim (hip) is also doubtful, but the Hoops could name a lineup unchanged from that that defeated Southampton last weekend.

Adel Taarabt was left out of the team last Saturday in favor of Park Ji-Sung and Junior Hoilett, but the playmaker has previously played behind lone striker Loic Remy and could feature at some point.

Bobby Zamora (ankle) is doubtful, so Jay Bothroyd could continue up front with Remy moved wide, but Andy Johnson (knee) is out for the season.